ACT

Omaha Public Schools wants you to be well-prepared for a variety of college and career opportunities and the ACT is one of the tools that can help. In the spring, 11th graders will be taking the ACT test at their school. The ACT is part of the statewide assessment system for all Nebraska students in 11th grade and is FREE! The ACT can benefit our students as they consider options after high school. Here are a few of the reasons to take the ACT:

• The ACT is the college entrance exam used by nearly all colleges and universities in the United States.
• Your ACT score can help you get scholarships.
• You can have this ACT score sent to up to four colleges or universities without paying a fee.
• The scores you get on the ACT help you identify academic areas of strength and potential career options.
• The ACT can also help you see where you might need some additional study before you leave high school.

Start Preparing Now!

Recommendations for steps you can take today:

• Download the booklet Preparing for the ACT from ACT. This booklet has information about what you can expect on the day of the test and contains a full practice test. Taking the practice test ahead of time will help you be more comfortable with the types of questions and the time allowed for each section.
• Make it a habit to read. Reading helps increase your comfort and confidence with grammar and style.
• Practice writing stories, poems, plays, editorials, reports, letters to the editor, a personal journal, or other kinds of writing that you do on your own—including, yes, essays.
• Brush up on algebra and geometry. Most of the questions in the math section are from those areas.
• Review information from the PreACT. This may be the first time you have taken the ACT, but you took the PreACT in 10th grade and the ACT is very similar to the PreACT.
• Consider taking an ACT prep course. Sign up here for the FREE guide from ACT. There are many options available that you could buy if you want to do that.